The Difference b/t Neo Geo AES PAL, NTSC, & NTSC-j

I under stand where these different consoles were released. Currently I am looking at buying another Neo Geo. I sold mine about 10 years back. I am still up in the air for which one I am getting. I may get a MVS cab this go round.

My question is about the lock outs on the different versions. Can PAL play NTSC or NTSC-J? Or would I need to get a different BIOS for it? Or if there is a good site out there with this kind of information, that would be cool too. I can find one.

Thanks
Brandon

 

There is no region lock out for cartridges, you will however get a difference in the games depending on what console you play them on. Only the Japanese console has a BIOS chip which lets the games display full blood and boob bouncing, PAL and US systems censor it. Also a PAL system will be 50hz, so will play the games about 20% slower. The Japanese consoles are the most easily available anyway, but you'll not have English text with any games that don't allow you to choose a language (most don't have the option), you can get around this with an upgraded BIOS chip though.

 

Just upgrade its bios with a Unibios.

 

Will the 50hz be bypassed with a bios upgrade as well?

B

 

Nope, you'll need to modify the console to get 60hz: http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/snk-neo-geo-60hz-mod/

 

Cool. Thank you all for the info. If i pick up a unit soon, you guys will be seeing me around

B

 

If you have room for MVS cab, take one with unibios.
If you don´t have room for MVS cab, get a consolized MVS with unibios.
No reason to go for AES really, unless you really want to buy expensive collector´s games that are worth thousands of dollars.

 

The MVS is a better choice for cheaper games, I have an AES and an MVS and I always go for the mvs cart the aes rip your wallet.

 

I've only got an AES currently, but I can see the appeal of the AES. I'll only be buying the odd game but I do enjoy the machine.